User guide

Chapter 6: Using the Video Viewer 177
Specifying Video Viewer Session Settings
To specify Video Viewer session settings:
NOTE: You must have DSView software administrator or user administrator privileges to specify Video Viewer
session settings.
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Global Properties in the top navigation bar. Video Session Properties will automatically
be selected in the side navigation bar and the Video Viewer Session Properties window
will open.
a. Select Allow shared connections automatically if you wish to allow other users to share a
Video Viewer session automatically. You will not be notified that they wish to connect to
the session and will not be able to accept or reject the connection.
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Leave the checkbox empty if you wish to be notified that other users wish to share the
Video Viewer session. When a user attempts to connect to the session, you will be notified
and allowed to either accept or reject their connection request.
b. Select View identity of shared connections if you wish to display a list of shared
connections using the View - Connected Users command. See Displaying Video Viewer
Users on page 199 for more information.
3. Click Save and then click Close.
Changing the toolbar
You may choose the amount of time before the toolbar hides in the Video Viewer window when it
is in show/hide state (that is, not locked in place by the thumbtack) and which commands and
macros appear on the toolbar. See Using Global and Personal Macros on page 192 for
more information.
To specify a toolbar hide time:
1. Select Tools - Session Options from the Video Viewer window menu.
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Click the Session Options button.
The Session Options dialog box appears.
2. Click the Toolbar tab.
3. Use the arrow keys to specify the number of seconds to delay the hiding of the toolbar.
4. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.